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23 new stake presidencies have been called, from Columbus, Ohio, to Cochabamba, Bolivia

Notices of reorganized stake presidencies around the world

A woman and man face the two-story off-white chapel with multiple windows and a spire as they walk.

A couple walks toward a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hyderabad, India.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


23 new stake presidencies have been called, from Columbus, Ohio, to Cochabamba, Bolivia

Notices of reorganized stake presidencies around the world

A woman and man face the two-story off-white chapel with multiple windows and a spire as they walk.

A couple walks toward a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hyderabad, India.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following new stake presidencies have been called.

BOA VISTA BRAZIL STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Edmilson Nogueira Almeida Filho, 43, commercial representative; succeeding Alcenir Gomes de Souza; wife, Debora Soares Almeida. Counselors — Ramiz Sampaio Mota, 43; wife, Ana Lúcia Chee-A-Tow Mota. Geraldo Lima de Vasconcelos, 49, technical consultant; wife, Glaucia Mendes Oliveira de Vasconcelos.

BOUNTIFUL UTAH NORTH CANYON STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Michael Wallace Wright, 51, Giza Development project manager; succeeding Kory E. Coleman; wife, Patricia Jean Schocker Wright. Counselors — Karl Sterling Cheney, 62, Church mass media specialist; wife, Diane Lois Christiansen Cheney. Karl William Wilson, 54, U.S. Bank senior vice president; wife, Amy Davis Wilson.

CHILLÁN CHILE ÑUBLE STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2022) President — Freddy Marcelo Chodil Chodil, 48, banking process supervisor; succeeding David E. Araya Quintana; wife, Ingrid Fabiola de Chodil González. Counselors — Richard Alejandro Chavez Viveros, 46, ear, nose and throat doctor; wife, Viviana Andrea de Chavez Puga. Raul Fernando Seguel Muñoz, 52, Church self-reliance and welfare field manager; wife, Roxana Valeria de Sequel San Martin.

COCHABAMBA BOLIVIA VLANCO GALINDO STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Alvaro Guillermo Rivero Galvez, 43, Unipartes SRL regional manager; succeeding Jhonny Choque Rojas; wife, Wendy de Rivero Mollinedo. Counselors — Jesus Wilson Vila Aruni, 45, broker agency general manager; wife, Mileydi de Vila Duran. Mauricio Oscar Pozo Rivera, 45, animal caretaker; wife, Luz Marilyn de Pozo Salazar.

COCOA FLORIDA STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Andrew Glen Miner, 42, dermatologist; succeeding Michael S. Fowler; wife, Callie Brooke Haggard Miner. Counselors — Todd Bullock, 47, environmental health specialist; wife, Miranda Cheryl Hall Bullock. Jarom Elden Hanson, 43, neurohospitalist; wife, Liina Maaria Hynynen Hanson. 

COLUMBUS OHIO STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Richard Robert Hoyt, 41, children’s hospital information technology director; succeeding Thomas W. Kiehl; wife, Amanda Christine Heflin Hoyt. Counselors — Lane Jackson Wallace, 73, university professor; wife, Rhonda Lee Wixom Wallace. Richard Andrew Henricksen, 39, university senior e-learning analyst; wife, Kelli DuVall Henricksen.

DRAPER UTAH YSA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Blake Aron Jackson, 50, Jackson Group Peterbilt CEO; succeeding Charles L. Cutler; wife, Chatherine Jeanne Aldous Jackson. Counselors — Carl Duane Grossen, 58, Missionary Department infield manager; wife, Dana Elise Bunker Grossen. Stephen Todd Rockwood, 59, Family History Department managing director; wife, Jill Ansley Forbes Rockwood.

GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR LAS ORQUIDEAS STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Andres Xavier Tumbaco Gonzalez, 37, Liceda systems manager; succeeding Joaquin Rodriguez Gonzalez; wife, Jenniffer Nathaly de Tumbaco Cantos. Counselors — Jaime Vinicio Garcia Pilay, 43, Vitapro S.A. information systems coordinator; wife, Ana Claribel Gamez Beltran. David Alberto Santos Guillén, 36, independent human talent management specialist; wife, Thalia Tatiana Espinoza de Santos.

HARARE ZIMBABWE MARIMBA PARK STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Shepherd Zengwe, 34, Econet Wireless sales consultant; succeeding Esphanos Mataranyika; wife, Primrose Garariza Zengwe. Counselors — Prosper Tapiwa Gondokondo, 37, Church purchase and fleet coordinator; wife, Sihle Marylin Kubalo Gondokondo. Armstrong Mangwana, 30, car salesman; wife, Mirirai Hildah Rwanyanya.

IDAHO FALLS LINCOLN STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Brian Kenneth Seedall, 54, seminary principal; succeeding Douglas B. Watson; wife, Elizabeth Le Ann Driggs Seedall. Counselors — Kevin K McEwan, 56, hospital chief nursing officer; wife, Jeanne Faye Engkraf McEwan. Jason Robert Reeder, 41, university communication department faculty member; wife, Tevya Lee Kofoed Reeder.

LINGAYEN PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Meller Runi Dela Cruz Antonio, 42, account manager; succeeding Jojit J. Garcia; wife, Jhenell Silvestre Oliva Antonio. Counselors — Reynante Valle Tibalao, 53, business owner; wife, Cheryl Manuel De Sesto Tibalao. Licerio Rosario Molano Jr., 59, self-employed; wife, Magdalena Soberano Cuison Molano.

MORELIA MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 27, 2022) President — Ernesto Arroyo Garcia, 56, Secretary of Education in Michoacán administrative employee; succeeding German I. Hernandez Ruiz; wife, Adriana de Arroyo Trejo. Counselors — Rafael Guzman Saunders, 48, university administration director; wife, Sandra Yazmin de Guzman Olivares. Benjamin Mendoza Pedroza, 41, business technical adviser; wife, Rosalba de Mendoza Figueroa.

OREM UTAH GENEVA HEIGHTS STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Clayton Carlos Petersen, 58, warehouse manager; succeeding Kilne B. Bradford; wife, Fabia Alessandra Franca Petersen. Counselors — Tay Walter Kratzer, 55, J.B. Hunt product owner; wife, Irina Valentinovna Kotova Kratzer. Eric Matos Lima, 38, Nature’s Sunshine Products director of sourcing; wife, Carolina de Melo Lima.

PALMERSTON NORTH NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Nov. 27, 2022) President — Keith Tausia Tarsau, 52, optometrist office administrator; succeeding Taikato Pomana; wife, Maile Marie Keung Tarsau. Counselors — Vili Douglas Igatia, 61, Oranga Tamariki — Ministry for Children residential case leader; wife, Aroha Kim Matthews Igatia. Kemp Follet Te Rangipaikura Reweti, 39, Pūhoro Charitable Trust chief operation officer; wife, Angelique Varnya Vivian Reweti.

POMALCA PERÚ STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Luis Alberto García Mendo, 48, store manager; succeeding Ronald A. Sánchez Castañeda; wife, Ana Maria de Garcia Espinoza. Counselors — Eddy Agusberti Mio, 45, automotive electrician; wife, Marianela del Pilar de Mio Masquez. Luis Ernesto Vasquez Zuloeta, 69, works coordinator; wife, Rosario Esther de Vasquez Rivera.

PORIRUA NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Kyle Rae Edmonds, 36, wealth management adviser; succeeding Paul W. Roberts; wife, Tara Ruth Moore Edmonds. Counselors — Nicholas Dunlop, 50, business owner; wife, Maria Oriwia Noble Dunlop. Jason Mark Osman, 50, infrastructure engineer; wife, Hilary Nada Jarrett Osman.

PRICE UTAH STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Daniel Wayne Hinckley, 41, civil engineer; succeeding Jason C. Olson; wife, Megan Williams Hinckley. Counselors — Richard Dickson Morley, 59, Savage Services SHE director; wife, Fernae Hunt Morley. Joshua Bradford Banks, 43, engineering manager; wife, Allison Orth Banks.

RAJAHMUNDRY INDIA STAKE: (Dec. 18, 2022) President — Deepak Dabbeeru, 30, school correspondent; succeeding Prasad Badireddy; wife, Sunitha Bathula Dabbeeru. Counselors — Mahesh Kumar Vedurupaka, 38, Tech Mahindra team lead; wife, Ananta Lakshmi Devarakonda Vedurupaka. Prasad Seerapu, 39, freelance senior quality assurance engineer; wife, Nirmala Srinivasan.

SAN ANTONIO TEXAS STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Nathan Robert Faylor, 47, business technology director; succeeding Adam N. Gonzalez; wife, Nichole Leigh Morgan Faylor. Counselors — Keeper Kay Christensen, 41, senior bank manager; wife, Lynse Michelle Knight Christensen. Kevin Paul Pieroni, 45, pediatric gastroenterologist; wife, Kristen Lorena Tringham Pieroni.

SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCIA STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Cesar Augusto Rosario, 40, Gildan logistics superintendant; succeeding Ramon V. Heredia; wife, Martha Elizabeth Beato de Rosario. Counselors — Carlos Jose Correa Carrasco, 37, Church area purchasing and distribution manager; wife, Anny Katherine Sandoval de Correa. Cleofás Efren Cortes Castro, 51, real estate manager; wife, Virginia Desiree Medina de Cortes.

TOULOUSE FRANCE STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Pierre Christian Dominique Silbermann-Friedemann, 59, Axalta Toulouse general director; succeeding David G. Depuydt; wife, Anne Rowland Silbermann-Friedemann. Counselors — Benjamin Etourneau, 37, facilities management administrative assistant; wife, Samantha Elisabeth Ruffier-Meray Etourneau. Thomas Jean Edouard Crouet, 48, public transportation accounting manager; wife, Cécile Moras Crouet.

VALDIVIA CHILE CALLE CALLE STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Cervando Angel Carrillo Iturra, 50, OYM field assistant; succeeding Jaime E. Correa Alvarez; wife, Patricia Ana de Carillo Inostroza. Counselors — Juan Andres Peña Castillo, 47, independent contractor; wife, Ruth Maria Hernandez Nocelo. Ignacio Alejandro Alvarez Saldivia, 25, administrative assistant; wife, Katherine Leonor Calisto Acuña.

WEST JORDAN UTAH JORDAN OAKS STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Collin Thomas Ferre, 41, NetDocuments internal audit and compliance director; succeeding Raymond J. Timothy; wife, Rachel Camille Wait Ferre. Counselors — Kenneth Gary McBride, 59, Bridgestone territory dealer manager; wife, Lynnette Minson McBride. Benjamin Madsen Tullis, 44, software engineer; wife, Kami Rene Bishop Tullis.

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